diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 3e0444354632d..d0ead18ec0266 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -4758,6 +4758,10 @@ void igb_configure_rx_ring(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 static void igb_set_rx_buffer_len(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 				  struct igb_ring *rx_ring)
 {
+#if (PAGE_SIZE < 8192)
+	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+#endif
+
 	/* set build_skb and buffer size flags */
 	clear_ring_build_skb_enabled(rx_ring);
 	clear_ring_uses_large_buffer(rx_ring);
@@ -4768,10 +4772,9 @@ static void igb_set_rx_buffer_len(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 	set_ring_build_skb_enabled(rx_ring);
 
 #if (PAGE_SIZE < 8192)
-	if (adapter->max_frame_size <= IGB_MAX_FRAME_BUILD_SKB)
-		return;
-
-	set_ring_uses_large_buffer(rx_ring);
+	if (adapter->max_frame_size > IGB_MAX_FRAME_BUILD_SKB ||
+	    rd32(E1000_RCTL) & E1000_RCTL_SBP)
+		set_ring_uses_large_buffer(rx_ring);
 #endif
 }